Folio from a Qur'an

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1313 -
Geography
Egypt -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 34.3 x 25.9 cm (13 1/2 x 10 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1938.15 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1938.15
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Shadhi ibn Muhammad ibn Ayyub -
Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Sajdah (the Prostration) 32:1-9 and part of 10, one column, 10 lines of text; verso: sura 32: 10-20 and a few phrases of 21, one column, 11 lines of text; Arabic in gold naskhi script outlined in black; heading in gold floriated kufic script on a blue ground; illuminated verse markers; marginal medallions; vocalized in gold and blue; one of a group of 2 folios. -
Provenance
To 1938Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944), New York. [1]From 1938Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)Art of the Mamluks (May 14, 1981 to May 25, 1982)Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944) -
Origin
Egypt -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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